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THANKS FOR A GREAT FESTIVAL, NERDS! BEAKER STREET FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NIPALUNA/HOBART 13-24 AUGUST 2026. THANKS FOR A GREAT FESTIVAL, NERDS! BEAKER STREET FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NIPALUNA/HOBART 13-24 AUGUST 2026. THANKS FOR A GREAT FESTIVAL, NERDS! BEAKER STREET FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NIPALUNA/HOBART 13-24 AUGUST 2026.

Beaker Street Festival

A week-long celebration of science and art in Nipaluna / Hobart each August.

Seasonal Field Trips

Escape the daily grind, leave the city behind, and discover the wilds of Lutruwita / Tasmania alongside scientists and local legends.

Beaker Street Retreats

Take a deep-dive into nature, science and connection in Lutruwita / Tasmania’s most stunning environments.

Hobartica Cultural Embassy

A cross-disciplinary creative development process at Australia’s Antarctic Gateway.

CoLab

Sparking creativity for high school students and early career researchers.

Roving Scientist Program

Developing Australia’s next generation of science leaders and communicators.

Science Photography Prize

Tasmania and the Southern Ocean through the lens of science.

Podcasts

Fascinating audio escapes featuring Tasmanian scientists, artists, musicians, and adventures.

Content Library

Beaker Street Festival highlights, free and on-demand.

Help shape one of Australia’s most distinctive cultural organisations and festivals, celebrating science, art, and community in Lutruwita/Tasmania.

We’re looking for a dynamic General Manager to help turn our ambitious vision into reality.

You’ll work closely with the CEO / Creative Director to drive strategy, refine our operations, and help us grow in sustainable, exciting directions — establishing the operational stability we need to thrive in a fast-paced environment, while ensuring our systems and processes work hand-in-hand with the creative direction of the organisation.

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Beaker Street is now a DGR-endorsed charity, which means you can make a tax-deductible donation to support our work to build community through scientific understanding.

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Beaker Street acknowledges and pays respect to the Tasmanian Aboriginal community as the traditional and original owners, and continuing custodians, of this land on which we come together to discover and share knowledge. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

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